On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 7:32 PM, Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@gmail.com>wrote: > Just speculating here and it's hard to tell from the photo, but if previous > owner had a locking cap and lost the key, the PO make have had to pry the > cap off and this can ruin the filler opening so that no cap will ever fit > or > lock down correctly.
I agree -- I don't like the look of what I can (and can't) see of that inner lip which is what pulls the cap tight as you turn it. Looks like that lip may be mooshed a bit? Geo |
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